Hobo Jungle

[penncentral8885]

1/2 gallon of JD Black. Then off until Wed. mornin'. Times are good.

Whow dude,,,,,,,,no friggin way we'd see that where I work!
were a "PC" company,,,,,,,,,and I don't mean Penn Central!!!
use to be,,,if you drank somewhere and fuc%ed up,,,,,,it was YOU'RE fault,,,,,,,of course Now,,,if you drink ANYWHERE,,,,it's there fault and you're fault,so not many do the "holiday boose" thing any more!

[2railjon]

We had our Christmas dinner at the hanger yesterday. Plenty of deep fried turkey, pork loins and bbq'd deer sausage with all the fixin's. Noooo alcohol here, either.

[Del Mar]

Tramp,

Since we're sittin around by the fire drinkin, could you tell us a Waterman story?

San

[Mitch]

Well, the owner will probably make an appearance, hopefully before we break out the booze. I know that the guys over at the Ford Store are having deep fried turkey, and I know they have booze too. We have 2 complete dealerships in the complex, Ford, down by the main highway, and then Chrysler Jeep Dodge in the back. The owners' office is in the Ford Store. I think there's only 2 small jobs scheduled at 1:00pm and after that there's nothing. And this is the first time the dealership has closed on Christmas Eve. Normally, we'd work a half day. At any rate, after lunch, it's every man for himself. They can't fire all of us.

[rogruth]

Hev,

Forgot earlier,good to have you back.

Cheers!!

[webenda]

[Tramp]

Jon, I need to catch up. First off as to the engine(s) on your mantel. Oddly I only saw one, but now I see two. Am I improving? An Aston Martin? Was it the classic DB 6 Bond-style?

Hev, Glad the see you back. Good timing.

San, I'm afraid there's only one Waterman story. I can post that again?

D went nuts trimming our 11-footer yesterday. I got to drink beer and watch. First rest I've had in a while and it was all the more enjoyable.

Jackie, Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Mitch, let's hear the office party story.

[Del Mar]

Tell the Wateman story, Tramp. Tell it for me one more time.

San

[2railjon]

D went nuts trimming our 11-footer yesterday. I got to drink beer and watch. First rest I've had in a while and it was all the more enjoyable.

Pictures, please!!!!!

[Tramp]

Jon, D trimming that tree was for my eyes only. I still haven't recovered and I'm used to it, but there was a nineteen-fifties pinup aspect that was not only nostalgic yet also insanely Christmasy. A lot of ornaments required a step ladder.

San, only for you:

Some years ago when hitchhiking west, I was picked up in a cloud
of dust by a broken-looking jacked-up Buick pointed north out of Detroit
headed up through Pontiac to Flint, Michigan. Now the driver of this rig
had a CB and his handle was "the Waterman" and he talked something like
this: "Yall dis da Waderman comin' atcha, yeassur, dis da Waderman, movin'
goood, feelin' goood; I godcha wader, I godcha juice, I god wadcha need ta
git loose." And the response by the truckers in that area was something
like this: "Come agin, good buddy." They didn't understand a
word.

Well—I suggested we get some beer. And once it was understood that
I'd be paying, the Waterman immediately nosed the Watermobile to a package
store. I bought a couple racks of Stroh's—the fire-brewed beer. Back on
route, I snapped one open and proceeded to drink it. The Waterman,
however, just went nuts: "Aww, man, whadchu doin' man. Keep dat ting low,
man. Keep dat beer low!" The low sounding like a long moan. Then the
Waterman gave me a lesson in Drinking Beer on a Highway. First his head
swiveled madly on his neck, his eyes searching insanely—backwards, front,
to the sides, above for helicopters—then he slumped way down on the bench
seat, impossible now for him to see the road, I ready to grab the wheel,
then he yells, "Alright man, gimme da beer. Keep it low!" I slipped him
the Stroh's bumping the thing along the floor mats. Getting even lower he
tipped the beer back and took a swallow. He came up for air then and
hopefully to see if the Buick was still on the road and he handed me back
the bottle, real low. The fucker was empty! Some sip.

Thus we piloted up the road, I trying to imitate his drinking technique,
he muttering crazily every so often on the CB. After our third beer, the Waterman
suddenly fought the Buick to a lurching stop in the breakdown lane. He hops out and
wrenches up the hood—damn, the Watermobile has died, I figure. I get out
my side to assist, being a bit of a mechanic especially on 60s GM. "Right
man, right, preten' you workin' on da wires, preten' you workin' on da
motor like." But the Buick isn't wounded, the Waterman is just having a pee.

I still use this pee-stop technique today, though I don't keep my
beers quite as low as he did.

[Del Mar]

Thanks, I love that story.

San

[2railjon]

Jon, D trimming that tree was for my eyes only.

Tramp, I already know what Daisy looks like, I was referring to a picture of the Christmas tree.

[Daisy]

Here it is! We drove 45 minutes to this lovely tree farm where the guy just leaves out saws and a slot to drop the 12 bucks in and trusts you will, and we tromped all through the snow, Tramp up to his knees in it there's so much already up here, and he wrastled this one down for us. A Fraser Fir. Tramp tied the thing onto the Honda, and we looked like we were carrying one of those 50s nuclear bombs or something up top the beast was so big. Then we drove back home for 45 minutes past a million other trees in the woods on the side of the rode. Anyway, it's in and up, and Tramp's been calling it Ghengis Kahn. The point and shoot camera doesn't do it justice. It really is lovely. But it's not completely done yet, he's putting the icicles on now, and then the real treat is only for Christmas Eve when we light real candles on it, just for a few minutes.

[hev52]

Real nice lookin' tree Daisy. You did an excellent job...................

There's only one thing missing..........................where's the rails Tramp..............................




hev

[2railjon]

DaIzZzZ(TinY Batz)!!!1 That tree really brightens up Gomers!!! Festive!!! Fiesta!!! Felice Navidad!!! Drinks on me!!